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Stocks to Compare Sections All Sections Selected Performance Chart Price & Volume MarketRank Analyst Ratings Sales & Book Value Profitability & Earnings Dividends Debt Ownership Miscellaneous Headlines About Compare NASDAQ:BUSE NASDAQ:FFBC NASDAQ:FRME NASDAQ:LKFN On This Page Performance ChartPrice & VolumeMarketRank™Analyst RatingsSales & Book ValueProfitability & EarningsDividendsDebtOwnershipMiscellaneousHeadlinesAbout Comparison Ideas Stock Ideas Comparative Price Performance Over Time1 day7 days30 days90 days365 daysCompare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeBUSEFirst Busey$27.08+0.9%$25.92$21.41▼$27.65$2.29B0.72567,559 shs497,088 shsFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.$30.73+0.2%$28.99$22.93▼$31.38$3.22B0.94805,278 shs631,349 shsFRMEFirst Merchants$40.14-0.2%$39.41$34.66▼$43.22$2.53B0.86319,989 shs304,064 shsLKFNLakeland Financial$59.90-0.5%$59.00$54.36▼$69.40$1.49B0.74200,068 shs104,566 shsTen Starter Stocks For Beginners to Buy NowJust getting into the stock market? These 10 simple stocks can help beginning investors build long-term wealth without knowing options, technicals, or other advanced strategies.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceBUSEFirst Busey0.00%+4.92%+2.11%+2.46%+23.88%FFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.0.00%+3.61%+2.91%+1.22%+26.88%FRMEFirst Merchants0.00%+2.66%+1.11%-5.26%+6.33%LKFNLakeland Financial0.00%+4.61%-0.22%-0.55%+0.37%Compare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeBUSEFirst Busey$27.08+0.9%$25.92$21.41▼$27.65$2.29B0.72567,559 shs497,088 shsFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.$30.73+0.2%$28.99$22.93▼$31.38$3.22B0.94805,278 shs631,349 shsFRMEFirst Merchants$40.14-0.2%$39.41$34.66▼$43.22$2.53B0.86319,989 shs304,064 shsLKFNLakeland Financial$59.90-0.5%$59.00$54.36▼$69.40$1.49B0.74200,068 shs104,566 shsTen Starter Stocks For Beginners to Buy NowJust getting into the stock market? These 10 simple stocks can help beginning investors build long-term wealth without knowing options, technicals, or other advanced strategies.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceBUSEFirst Busey0.00%+4.92%+2.11%+2.46%+23.88%FFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.0.00%+3.61%+2.91%+1.22%+26.88%FRMEFirst Merchants0.00%+2.66%+1.11%-5.26%+6.33%LKFNLakeland Financial0.00%+4.61%-0.22%-0.55%+0.37%Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceBUSEFirst Busey 2.57Moderate Buy$27.501.55% UpsideFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp. 2.50Moderate Buy$33.007.39% UpsideFRMEFirst Merchants 2.33Hold$48.3320.41% UpsideLKFNLakeland Financial 2.25Hold$66.5011.02% UpsideCurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest LKFN, BUSE, FFBC, and FRME Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails5/18/2026FRMEFirst Merchants Weiss RatingsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeBuy (B) ➝ Hold (C+)5/11/2026BUSEFirst Busey Weiss RatingsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeBuy (B-) ➝ Buy (B)5/4/2026FRMEFirst Merchants Weiss RatingsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeBuy (B-) ➝ Buy (B)4/30/2026BUSEFirst Busey StephensSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetEqual Weight$27.00 ➝ $28.004/30/2026BUSEFirst Busey Piper SandlerSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOverweight$29.00 ➝ $30.004/28/2026LKFNLakeland Financial Hovde GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetMarket Perform$63.00 ➝ $66.004/27/2026FFBCFirst Financial Bancorp. Raymond James FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingOutperform$34.004/27/2026FFBCFirst Financial Bancorp. Royal Bank Of CanadaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetSector Perform$30.00 ➝ $32.004/27/2026FFBCFirst Financial Bancorp. Truist FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetHold$30.00 ➝ $33.004/21/2026LKFNLakeland Financial Weiss RatingsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingHold (C)4/2/2026FRMEFirst Merchants Weiss RatingsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeHold (C+) ➝ Buy (B-)(Data available from 5/24/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookBUSEFirst Busey$1.04B2.19$2.71 per share9.99$28.53 per share0.95FFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.$1.26B2.56$3.15 per share9.76$28.02 per share1.10FRMEFirst Merchants$1.05B2.41$4.43 per share9.07$42.01 per share0.96LKFNLakeland Financial$421.71M3.54$4.44 per share13.49$30.06 per share1.99Compare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateBUSEFirst Busey$135.26M$2.2512.0410.14N/A19.16%10.19%1.36%7/28/2026 (Estimated)FFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.$255.60M$2.8310.869.09N/A20.92%11.09%1.49%7/23/2026 (Estimated)FRMEFirst Merchants$226M$3.4011.818.86N/A18.87%9.58%1.21%7/22/2026 (Estimated)LKFNLakeland Financial$103.36M$4.2714.0313.37N/A25.81%14.79%1.57%7/24/2026 (Estimated)Latest LKFN, BUSE, FFBC, and FRME EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails4/28/2026Q1 2026BUSEFirst Busey$0.57$0.67+$0.10$0.52$197.15 million$197.17 million4/27/2026Q1 2026LKFNLakeland Financial$1.01$1.04+$0.03$1.04$70.42 million$69.71 million4/22/2026Q1 2026FRMEFirst Merchants$0.96$1.03+$0.07$0.45$201.91 million$163.53 millionCompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthBUSEFirst Busey$1.043.84%+2.59%46.22%10 YearsFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.$1.003.25%+1.27%35.34%1 YearsFRMEFirst Merchants$1.443.59%+6.58%42.35%13 YearsLKFNLakeland Financial$2.083.47%+10.76%48.71%14 YearsLatest LKFN, BUSE, FFBC, and FRME DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date5/19/2026FRMEFirst Merchantsquarterly$0.373.74%6/5/20266/5/20266/19/20264/28/2026FFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.quarterly$0.253.24%6/1/20266/1/20266/15/20264/14/2026LKFNLakeland Financialquarterly$0.523.48%4/24/20264/25/20265/5/20264/14/2026BUSEFirst Buseyquarterly$0.263.97%4/24/20264/24/20265/1/2026(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioBUSEFirst Busey0.120.900.90FFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.0.320.840.84FRMEFirst Merchants0.520.940.92LKFNLakeland FinancialN/A0.890.89Compare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipBUSEFirst Busey56.49%FFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.77.23%FRMEFirst Merchants73.92%LKFNLakeland Financial81.15%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipBUSEFirst Busey3.77%FFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.1.08%FRMEFirst Merchants1.77%LKFNLakeland Financial3.00%Compare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableBUSEFirst Busey1,94884.58 million81.39 millionOptionableFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.2,199104.93 million103.80 millionOptionableFRMEFirst Merchants2,08663.02 million61.91 millionOptionableLKFNLakeland Financial65024.91 million24.17 millionOptionableLKFN, BUSE, FFBC, and FRME HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesAre You Looking for a High-Growth Dividend Stock?May 22 at 12:46 PM | zacks.comLakeland Financial (NASDAQ:LKFN) Shares Cross Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average - What's Next?May 21 at 2:18 AM | marketbeat.comHead-To-Head Survey: Solera National Bancorp (OTCMKTS:SLRK) vs. Lakeland Financial (NASDAQ:LKFN)May 19, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comVanguard Group Inc. Raises Stock Holdings in Lakeland Financial Corporation $LKFNMay 13, 2026 | marketbeat.comLakeland Financial (NASDAQ:LKFN) Director Sells $80,062.50 in StockMay 7, 2026 | insidertrades.comLakeland Financial (NASDAQ:LKFN) Director Steven Ross Sells 1,281 SharesMay 6, 2026 | marketbeat.comLakeland Financial (LKFN) Could Be a Great ChoiceMay 6, 2026 | zacks.comIs Strong Q1 Earnings and Higher Charge Offs Altering The Investment Case For Lakeland Financial (LKFN)?May 5, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comAssessing Lakeland Financial (LKFN) Valuation As Investors React To Recent Share Price MovesMay 5, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comInsider Selling: Lakeland Financial (NASDAQ:LKFN) EVP Sells 2,136 Shares of StockMay 2, 2026 | insidertrades.comTop Lakeland Financial Executive Makes Attention-Grabbing Insider MoveMay 1, 2026 | tipranks.comLakeland Financial (NASDAQ:LKFN) EVP Eric Ottinger Sells 2,136 SharesMay 1, 2026 | marketbeat.comLakeland Financial Tops EPS Estimates but Misses on RevenueApril 28, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comLakeland Financial (NASDAQ:LKFN) Given New $66.00 Price Target at Hovde GroupApril 28, 2026 | marketbeat.comLakeland Financial beats EPS target but revenue falls shortApril 28, 2026 | investing.comLake City Bank (NASDAQ:LKFN) misses Q1 CY2026 sales expectationsApril 28, 2026 | msn.comLakeland Financial Momentum Signals Nasdaq Composite Banking StrengthApril 28, 2026 | kalkinemedia.comKLakeland Financial (LKFN) Reports Q1 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to SayApril 27, 2026 | zacks.comLakeland Financial (NASDAQ:LKFN) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.03 EPSApril 27, 2026 | marketbeat.comLakeland Financial (LKFN) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Beat EstimatesApril 27, 2026 | zacks.comLakeland Financial Highlights Strong Q1 2026 Performance MetricsApril 27, 2026 | tipranks.comMedia Sentiment Over TimeLKFN, BUSE, FFBC, and FRME Company DescriptionsFirst Busey NASDAQ:BUSE$27.08 +0.24 (+0.89%) Closing price 05/22/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$27.08 +0.01 (+0.02%) As of 05/22/2026 05:36 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more.First Busey Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Busey Bank that engages in the provision of retail and commercial banking products and services to individual, corporate, institutional, and governmental customers in the United States. It operates through three segments: Banking, Wealth Management, and FirsTech. The Banking segment provides banking services to individual customers, such as demand and savings deposits, money transfers, safe deposit services, individual retirement accounts and other fiduciary services, automated teller machines, and technology-based networks, as well as loan products, including residential real estate, home equity lines of credit, and consumer loans. This segment also offers banking services to corporate customers, including commercial, commercial real estate, real estate construction, and agricultural loans, as well as cash management services. The Wealth Management segment offers a range of investment and asset management, investment, brokerage, investment strategy consulting, fiduciary, philanthropic advisory, tax preparation, business succession planning, and employee retirement plan services to individuals, businesses, and foundations; and professional farm management services to the agricultural industry. The FirsTech segment provides payment technology solutions comprising online, mobile, and voice-recognition bill payments; money management and credit card networks; direct debit services; lockbox remittance processing for payments made by mail; and walk-in payments, as well as tools to help clients with billing, reconciliation, bill reminders, and treasury services. The company was founded in 1868 and is headquartered in Champaign, Illinois.First Financial Bancorp. NASDAQ:FFBC$30.73 +0.05 (+0.16%) Closing price 05/22/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$30.72 -0.02 (-0.05%) As of 05/22/2026 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more.First Financial Bancorp. operates as the bank holding company for First Financial Bank that provides commercial banking and related services to individuals and businesses in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Illinois. The company offers checking, savings, and money-market accounts; and accepts various deposit products, such as interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing accounts, time deposits, and cash management services for commercial customers. It also provides real estate loans secured by residential property, such as one to four family residential housing units or commercial property comprising owner-occupied and/or investor income producing real estate consisting of apartments, shopping centers, and office buildings; commercial and industrial loans for various purposes, including inventory, receivables, and equipment, as well as equipment and leasehold improvement financing for franchisees; consumer loans comprising new and used vehicle loans, second mortgages on residential real estate, and unsecured loans; and home equity lines of credit. In addition, the company offers commercial financing to the insurance industry, registered investment advisors, certified public accountants, indirect auto finance companies, and restaurant franchisees. Further, it provides a range of trust and wealth management services; lease and equipment financing services; and currency payments, foreign exchange hedging, and other advisory products. First Financial Bancorp. was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.First Merchants NASDAQ:FRME$40.14 -0.09 (-0.22%) Closing price 05/22/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$40.12 -0.02 (-0.05%) As of 05/22/2026 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more.First Merchants Corporation operates as the financial holding company for First Merchants Bank that provides community banking services. The company offers a range of financial services, including time, savings, and demand deposits; and consumer, commercial, agri-business, public finance, and real estate mortgage loans. It also provides personal and corporate trust; brokerage and private wealth management; and letters of credit, repurchase agreements, and other corporate services. The company operates banking locations in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan counties. It also offers its services through electronic and mobile delivery channels. First Merchants Corporation was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Muncie, Indiana.Lakeland Financial NASDAQ:LKFN$59.90 -0.29 (-0.48%) Closing price 05/22/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$59.90 0.00 (-0.01%) As of 05/22/2026 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more.Lakeland Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Lake City Bank that provides various banking products and services in the United States. The company accepts various deposit products, such as noninterest bearing, interest-bearing checking, savings, money market, NOW, and demand deposits. Its loan products include commercial and industrial, commercial real estate and multi-family residential, construction, agri-business and agricultural, consumer 1-4 family mortgage, and other commercial and consumer loans. The company also provides retail and merchant credit card services; corporate treasury management, wealth advisory, and trust services; retail brokerage services, including various financial and investment products, such as annuities and life insurance; and mobile business banking and on-line treasury management services. It serves commercial real estate, manufacturing, agriculture, construction, retail, wholesale, finance and insurance, accommodation and food services, and health care industries. The company was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Warsaw, Indiana. 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